Recycling the plugs on XUD units, where they simply ran for N, seconds was a solution I've used in past. This car has, albeit in fairly simple form, ECU control of such parameters and is not so easily fooled.
As to oil I've no reason to doubt.
Separate issue now as it's developed a coolant leak from thermostat gasket. I'd smelled coolant for a while and was needing to fill reservoir. Last night drips were evident and spray on clutch bell housing. Further inspection myself located wet hoses and drips form stat housing.
There's history there as at service I reported oil in coolant which was, I'm sure correctly, diagnosed a a failed oil cooler. At nine years and 140k miles such issues are to be expected and it was replaced on day following service.
Immediately afterwards it started to run absurdly cool. Thermostat stuck open, probably due oil contamination of seals etc. It was replaced in turn.
Garage were very good about leak, I reported it at 15:00 and left car with them at 17:00, swapping it for one of their loan cars.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Tue 13 May 14 at 20:05
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